The town hall early years team is hoping the ‘Phonics, sounds like fun’ programme will improve language outcomes after it identified a ‘significant’ attainment gap compared to the rest of England.
Work is underway to narrow the gap between those children receiving, and not receiving, free school meals. In Oxfordshire the gap is 23 per cent, compared to an 18 per cent national average.
The workshops are available to all private and maintained settings and also childminders, but only those with ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’ ratings from Ofsted, will receive the service free of charge.
Chris Malone, strategic lead for education quality at Oxfordshire County Council, said, ‘It’s really significant for us.
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